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Happy July!

How is it July 5th?? Summer needs to slow down. 
One of my favorite weeks of the year is when my Aunt and Uncle come visit from PA. We do all the fun things and the kids get loved on more in a week than they do all year. 
Kicked off the week with a dinner at Jessica and Mikes. 
 Not many pictures as my mom and I sat in the hot tub for the majority of our hang 😂 

Sunday all the kids got to sing their VBS song at church. Cuties. 
On Monday we went on an epic Stillwater bike cruise. 22 Miles for me and J, 12 for the kids! So proud of them. We ended at River Siren for a brew of course :)

Summer bucket list ✔️ 
My parents neighbor gave us a volleyball net and some serious sport was played. 
Sigge flexing. 
Lucy lounging 
My Sigge boy ♥️
Twas a very windy day, but we made the most of it :)
Bocce Ball! 
Girl team! 
Uncle Dan and Olle were the winners. 

Then we played Pickle 360 which is SO fun! It was quite the learning curve, but once we got the hang of it, we realized how addicting it is. I hope we play many more games this summer. 

Olle is out there with Gpa and Dan, kayaking and fishing. He never stops. 

No fireworks this year bc of all the flooding, so we decided to pack it up early and head to Geneva on our way to camp. 
Our spot to catch the fireworks! Lauren and Jonah joined us! 
Waiting for the fireworks to start— playing Spot It 
It was GREAT SHOW! 

Yesterday we hit up a pool and a brewery in St Charles then went to Kate and Peter’s for dinner. Lucy and Luke have known each other since before they were born :) Proof they were each others first friends: HERE HERE AND HERE. And forcing them all to be friends is my life mission. It was really fun to catch up and watch the kids become have fun together. 


These 3 fight nonstop, but they’re so cute. 

The whole gang 
♥️♥️♥️



July is one of my favorite months of the year. But it flies by. I’m trying to savor it all. xo. edc. 

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